Industry-Leading 1,500 Men’s College Basketball Games across ESPN Networks

ESPN will continue to serve as the leading home for college basketball with the industry’s most extensive package of game and studio coverage in 2013-14 – approximately 1,500 exclusive games involving 276 teams from 31 Division I conferences across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3, ESPNEWS and Longhorn Network. In addition, about 460 more games will be available via syndication and/or outermarket on ESPN3 and ESPN FULL COURT.

Fun fact: ESPN will provide fans with live coverage of at least one game every day but three from November 8 to March 16 (December 24 and 26, and January 3).

The season will begin Friday, Nov. 8, with 23 games, highlighted by ESPN’s second annual Armed Forces Classic honoring the men and women who are serving – and have served – in the United States military, both at home and abroad. Coverage of the matchup pitting Oregon vs. Georgetown from United States Army Garrison Humphreys in South Korea will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.

New this Year

This year’s schedule includes the addition of the ACC as the early game of ESPN’s popular weekly Big Monday doubleheader with the Big 12 Conference. ESPN will continue to showcase the ACC as part of the weekly ACC Sunday Night Basketball franchise on ESPNU and across networks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the season.

The first year of new agreements with both the American Athletic and Mountain West Conferences, including coverage of more than 100 American games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN3, as well as 31 MW games across ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3.

A package of 27 live games on ESPNEWS, primarily featuring the American.

Schedule highlights:

For the third straight year, ESPN will showcase four of the all-time winningest programs in the State Farm Champions Classic doubleheader to close out the 29 hour College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon on Tuesday, Nov. 12. The games from Chicago will showcase four teams expected to enter the season among the top five teams in the country: Michigan State vs. Kentucky at 7:30 p.m. and Kansas vs. Duke at 9:30 p.m.

The sixth annual College Hoops Tip-Off Marathonwill celebrate the start of the season with 18 live games – 16 men’s and two women’s – in a minimum of 25 hours from Monday, Nov. 11 to Tuesday, Nov. 12. ESPN2 will televise nine straight games tipping off every two hours beginning at 7 p.m. on Nov. 11, while ESPNU hosts a men’s doubleheader also at 7 p.m. ESPN’s schedule of six consecutive games will begin at 1 p.m. on Nov. 12 and culminate with a 30-minute live presentation of College GameDay Covered by State Farm and the Champions Classic doubleheader starting at 7 p.m. from Chicago. ESPN2 will continue Marathon action with a prime time doubleheader at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

ESPN3 will carry more than 300 exclusive contests, a platform record, as well as simulcasts of syndicated matchups.

In addition, the fourth season of the ESPN Buzzer Beater network will offer live cut-ins and highlights from numerous top college basketball games Saturdays from noon to 11 p.m. and Wednesdays from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. beginning Wednesday, Jan. 8. ESPN Buzzer Beater is currently available to Time Warner Cable, Bright House Networks, Verizon FiOS TV, Comcast Xfinity TV, Midcontinent Communications, Cablevision, Cox, Charter and AT&T U-verse customers.

All ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN3 and ESPNEWS games will be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, through ESPN on Xbox LIVE to Gold members and on Apple TV to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.

The regular-season will culminate with ESPN’s 29th consecutive season of Championship Week wall-to-wall conference tournament coverage March 6-16.

Franchise Programming

ESPN’s franchise weeks consisting of top matchups around notable times in the schedule will return:

Feast Week Presented by Lowe’s (Nov. 25-Dec. 1)

Holiday Hoops Presented by Kay Jewelers (Dec. 18-25)

My Home Court (Jan. 13-18)

Rivalry Week Presented by Wendy’s (Feb. 10-16)

Bracket Builder Week (Feb. 24-March 2)

Championship Week Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods (March 6-16)

Events and Tournaments

Special tournaments and events:

Armed Forces Classic (Nov. 8)

All-Military Classic (Nov. 8-9)

State Farm Champions Classic (Nov. 12)

2K Sports Classic (Nov. 17-22)

NIT Season Tip-Off (Nov. 18-29)

Progressive Legends Classic (Nov. 18-26)

Basketball Hall of Fame Tipoff (Nov. 23-24)

Big 12/SEC Challenge (Nov. 14-Dec. 21)

Big Ten/ACC Challenge Presented by DICK’S Sporting Goods (Dec. 3-4)

Jimmy V Classic Presented by Corona Extra (Dec. 17)

Old Spice Classic (Nov. 19-Dec. 1)

Puerto Rico Tip-Off (Nov. 21-24)

CBE Classic (Nov. 25-26)

DIRECTV Wooden Legacy (Nov. 28-Dec. 1)

Charleston Classic (Nov. 21-24)

EA SPORTS Maui Invitational (Nov. 25-23)

Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational (Nov. 28-29)

BlackRock Gotham Classic (Dec. 21)

MGM Grand Showcase (Dec. 21)

Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic (Dec. 22-25)

College GameDay and Saturday Primetime

The 10th season of ESPN’s College GameDay Driven by State Farm, the eight-week Saturday morning and evening college basketball program originating from the site of ESPN’s Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV telecast, will return on Saturday, Jan. 18, with a special split-site show: Temple vs. LaSalle from the historic Palestra in Philadelphia and Louisville at Connecticut from Storrs. The first hour begins at 10 a.m. ET on ESPNU, continuing at 11 a.m. on ESPN with a one-hour evening edition leading into the Saturday Primetime game-of-the-week on ESPN.

Date

GameDay Site

Show Times (ET)*

Game

Time (ET)

January 18

Philadelphia, Pa. Storrs, Conn.

10 a.m.

8 p.m.

Temple vs. La Salle Louisville at Connecticut

Noon

9 p.m.

January 25

East Lansing, Mich.

10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Michigan at Michigan State

7 p.m.

February 1

Syracuse, N.Y.

10 a.m. & 6 p.m.

Duke at Syracuse

6:30 p.m.

February 8

Memphis, Tenn.

10 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Gonzaga at Memphis

9 p.m.

February 15

Lexington, Ky.

10 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Florida at Kentucky

9 p.m.

February 22

Boulder, Colo. or Palo Alto, Calif.^

10 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Arizona at Colorado or

UCLA at Stanford

9 p.m.

March 1

Stillwater, Okla.

10 a.m. & 8 p.m.

Kansas at Oklahoma State

9 p.m.

March 8

Durham, N.C.

10 a.m. & 8 p.m.

North Carolina at Duke

9 p.m.

* - The 10 a.m. hour is on ESPNU, continuing at 11 a.m. on ESPN; evening show is on ESPN

^ - Site for Feb. 22 will be announced closer to the game; game not selected will air at 6 p.m. on ESPN or ESPN2

ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU Day-by-Day Lineup

ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU will combine to offer top games throughout the season, including many in regular time slots beginning Thursday, Jan. 9, highlighted by (conference assignments can vary):

Monday: ESPN’s weeklyBig Monday doubleheader will showcase the ACC, for the first time, and Big 12 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., respectively. In addition, ESPNU will offer a regular schedule of Monday night games, primarily involving the Big 12, ACC, MEAC and SWAC.

Tuesday: Super Tuesday will highlight an ESPN Big Ten and SEC doubleheader as well as a weekly ESPN2 prime-time matchup featuring the Big 12. Tuesday will also include a doubleheader on ESPNU at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. showcasing the ACC and SEC, as well as select 11 p.m. games from the Mountain West.

Wednesday: Wednesday Night Hoops will feature ACC, Pac-12, American and Big 12 games on ESPN2 or ESPNU, including a Pac-12 split network doubleheader (ESPN2 at 9 p.m. and ESPNU at 11 p.m.) most weeks.

Thursday: The Thursday Night Showcase Presented by Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups will include a third season of weekly SEC and Big Ten telecasts, as well as games from the Pac-12 and American on ESPN or ESPN2, while ESPNU will showcase regular action from the Big Ten, West Coast and Ohio Valley among others.

Saturday: Day and night coverage as part of the Saturday Showcase Presented by 5-Hour Energy includes games from multiple conferences, including the ACC, American, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC, Pac-12, Atlantic 10, Missouri Valley, West Coast, Mid-American, Sun Belt, Big West and more. Saturday Primetime Presented by DIRECTV, a 9 p.m. game of the week on ESPN, and site of the weekly College GameDay Driven by State Farm series, will return for a 10th season.

Sunday: The ESPNU ACC Sunday Night Basketball series spotlighting a weekly game from the conference at 6 p.m. will return for a third season, joined by a new regular home for the Pac-12 at 8 p.m.